Improvement in band-combs



H. AQPROUTY.

Band-Comb.

P10162686. Patented Apri|27,l875.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGE.

HENRY A. PROUTY, OF WORTHVILLE, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO JOHNW. BRITTON AND ISAAC W. BRITTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAND-COMBS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 62,686, dated April 27,1875; application filed June 28, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knewn that I, HENRY A. PROUTY, of Worthville, in the county ofJefferson and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Attachment for Semi- .circular Combs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved attachment for semicircularcombs. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, straightened out.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved attachment forsemicircular combs, which will keep the comb firmly upon the head, willkeep the hair of the wearer smooth, and will prevent the hair fromfalling forward over the eyes when the wearer stoops.

The invention consists in a semicircular comb pivoted at its ends to thesides of an ordinary semicircular comb, as hereinafter fully described.

A represents a strip of rubber or any suitable material, such as combsare usually made of, and the ends of which have holes formed throughthem to receive the rivets, by which they are pivoted to the sides of anordinary semicircular comb about one and a half inch from the ends ofsaid comb. The attachment A may have teeth a formed upon its middlepart.

In using the comb the attachmentis brought into line with the main comb,and the two are placed upon the head in the usual way. The attachment'Ais then turned down over the back of the head, so as to keep the comb inplace, keep the hair smooth, and prevent the hair from falling over theeyes, should the wearer stoop forward.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A semicircular comb pivoted at its ends to the sidesof an ordinary semicircular comb near its ends, substantially as hereinshown and described.

HENRY AUGUSTUS PROUTY.

Witnesses:

BRADLEY B. BROWN, M. J BROWN.

